The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-23
FIFTIETR CONGRESS.
Abstrsct of the Proceedings otthe
Senate and House.

80 ,vnourred- Then came a ioOd OF bills.
The total number OF bills and Joint reSoIu-
tiops was 5S4. a larger number than "ere
ever before introduced in the senate IN one
day. n,L and
WASHINGTON Territory were included in the
{ Senator Best offered a bill to place the
/ entire park in Wyoming, and to enect nu'
merous changes in administration.
Senator Hale offered a preamble and res,
olutioR r~eciting the provision OF the clVll
service law which prohibits government
! officials from offensive p~artisanship ana
the letters OF the president and oil Com
! missioner Oberly on the suhlecE
and providing for the appoint
! meDt of n select committee of seven to ex-
! auinA fnllv into tina nraAent condition OF
( the civil service in all its branches; to as
certain whether appointments have been
based on merit and qualifications, or DIS
tributed as partisan iayoIsi and as TO the
participation OF government officials In
political conventions and elections.
HOUSE.
Speaker Carlisle, having called upon Mr..
Crisp to preside, stepped down upon the
floor and addressed the chair as follows:
1t is we'll known that there is a contest
pending which makes it improper for me,
as presiding officer of the house, to ap-
point the committee on elections. | have
left the chair, therefore, for the purpose
OF asking the house to excuse me
from the performance OF that duty, and
axe such proceedings in this matter as its
Judgment may dictate. l have no sugges-
ton to make except to say that the fOrma.
ton of the other committees Of the hous
will be facilitated by having this matter
disposed OF at the earliest day that will
quit the convenience Of members.
Mr.. Holman offered y resolution that
the house will at l o'clock tomorrow pro-
coed to elect fifteen members who will consti-
tute the committee on elections for the pres
ent session. Adopted. The following were
chosen as members oil the committee by
caucuses:
Republican-RoweT, Houk. Cooper, Ly-
man OF Iowa, johnson OF Indiana and
Lodge.
Democratic-Crisp, chairman; Outh-
waite, Barry, O. Ferrall, Marsh, 0'Neill OF
Indiana, Moore, Johnson OF North Caro-
lima, and Heard.
SENATE. "s.s
The senate committee on privileges
and elections devoted several hours to
q consideration OF the West Virginia con-
tested election case. Both the contestants
addressed the committee, and both sub
mlUbeu pFlnJeu DFIelss AueFe ID no ulsd-
greement as to the facts.
The committee discussed the matter and
determined unanimously to report in Ia
vor of Mr.. F~aulkner's title to the seat.
Senator Jones Of Arkansas introduced
in the senate q bill to divide the great
Sioux reservationin Dakota and Nebraska,
secure TO the Indians the title in Zee simple
to lands in seyeraity, to open aportion TO
actual settlement, and to provide for the
better education and civilization of the
Sioux Indians. The bill is one compiled
by Delegate Clifford and Hon. John King
Of Rapid City, Oak, who are here to push
the bill.
Senator Cullom introduced his postal
telegram bill. The bill establishes the
UNITED States Postal Telegraph as a
part Of the postal system of the United
States and for the purpose OF ~lnaugaratinQ
Une system.
Senator Davis presented in the senate
bills granting the right to Duluth, Rainy
Lake & Southwestern railroad TO con-
struet a bridge across the Red River OF the
North; to place Capt. Wheeler, of the regu-
lar army, who has had forty years of ser.
vice, upon the retired list with the rank of
major, and two private pension bills.
A petition OF the council and the house
OF representatives Of Montana was pre-.
scented in the senate, in favor Of an amend
ment Of the alien land law, so as to ex-
clude mineral lands in the territory from
it's operations.
A bill passed the senate which appro.
PIRATES a sufficient amount to refund to
the states the direet tages imposed By tSfss
act Of 1861.
HOUSE,
Delegate Clifford presented TO the house
9 petition from the people Of Mandan,
OAK. asking the government to construct
a levee along she banks OF the Hart and
overflow.
The house declared appointed the com
mittee on elections al selected by the can
cuses and adjourned for several days.
SENATE.
Abill was introduced by Senator Spooner
Tor the relief OF purchasers of oyerfiowed
lands. 1t Is the bill reported by the com.
mittee on public lands during the last SEES
sion, directing that states be given credit
for the amount Of purchase money re-
ceised by the United States from the sale
Of lands that we're included In any grant
Of swamp lands to the state. 1t Is
provided that the acceptance OF indemnity
Tor these lands shall constitute q relin-
Quishment Of title to the land and be q con-
frmation OF the title OF the grantees of the
United States.
The senate adopted the report OF the
elections committee, whicn recommended
that Charles j.. Faulkner was entitled to q
seat as senator from West Virginia. Mr..
Faulkner took the oath and was assigned
to the committee on claims, District oi
Columbia, mines and mining and pensions.
A bin was introduced BY Senator Reagan
to regulate immigration.
The senator, explaining his bill, said.
Its main object was to have the character
of foreign immigrants examined first BY
the United States consul At tho ports 81
DEPARTURE instead Of by statecommission-
ers at the ports Of arrival. The foreign
idea, he said, was that the United States
invited immigration regardless Of
the character Of the immigrants, but
the Americas idea was that II was not OF.
Iering en- asylum TO oonvicts, to irrecon,
cileable enemies Of the law and order. or
the occupants Of the Old Worlds insane
asylums end workhouses. The doors were
left open only to persona olgoodmoral cher
aeteto Seventy per cent fthe population Of
Boston was composed Of persons olioreignI
birth and foreign parentage; 80 per cent Of
the population oiNew York, and 81 per cent